by Associated Press Published: April 16,2013
Tags: administrator, appeal, bench, bribe, county government, court, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, justice, kickback, medical, medicine, sentence, trial
BATESVILLE — Former Panola County administrator David Chandler has asked a judge to give him more time to appeal his guilty plea to charges in an alleged kickback scheme at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. However, the deadline for Chandler to file an appeal passed two weeks ago. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Chandler’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013
Tags: conviction, court, federal government, insurance, insurance agency, insurance agent, judge, judicial, justice, kickback, law, legal, ruling, scam, scheme, sentence
ECRU — A federal judge has denied arguments from Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case. Nowlin was seeking a new trial. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills, in an order filed Monday, denied Nowlin’s motion to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 7,2013
Tags: court, doctor, Emergency Room, health care, hospital, kickback, law, legal, licence, medical, medicine, physician, revoke
GREENVILLE — The Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville is looking for a new emergency room doctor after Dr. Robert Corkern’s medical license was revoked. Corkern was sentenced last fall to two years’ house confinement and three years’ post-release supervision for his role in a medical kickback scheme. Corkern pleaded guilty to bribing a former [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
Tags: attorney, bribery, brief, court, crime, criminal, decision, health care, hospital, judge, justice, kickback, law, lawyer, legal
TUPELO — A federal court has given attorneys for Tupelo businessman Ray Lamont Shoemaker until about Feb. 19 to file briefs in his appeal of a conviction in a kickback-bribery scheme. The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans said this past week that the government would have 14 days after Shoemaker’s brief is [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: contract, county, court, debris, decision, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, natural disastyer, rain, ruling, sentence, storm, storm surge, tropical, Weather, wind
BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers have been sentenced to prison in a Hurricane Katrina kickback case. The Sea Coast Echo reports U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden in Gulfport sentenced Roger Ladner, the former road manager, to five years during a hearing yesterday. Ladner also [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2012
Tags: bench, clleanup, conflict of interest, contract, court, crime, criminal, debris, disaster, disaster recovery, hurricane, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, natural disaster, storm, tropical
BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers are scheduled for sentencing today in the Hurricane Katrina kickback case. Prosecutors say Roger Ladner was given the authority to award millions of dollars in ditch-cleaning contracts after Katrina. Some allegedly went to his relatives with a portion of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 14,2012
Tags: bench, case, court, crime, criminal, decision, doctor, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, medical, medicine, physician, ruling, sentence, sentencing, trial
BATESVILLE — A Batesville doctor has been sentenced to home confinement for his role in a medical kickback scheme. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Dr. Robert Corkern was sentenced to two years’ house confinement and three years’ post-release supervision. Corkern pleaded guilty to bribing a former Panola County administrator to use public funds as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: appeal, bribe, bribery, conviction, court, decision, health, health care, hospital, illegal, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, law, legal, medical, medicine, ruling, trial
TUPELO — Businessman Ray Shoemaker wants to be free on bail while his federal conviction in a kickback-bribery scheme is on appeal. Shoemaker was sentenced in September to 55 months in federal prison, a $10,000 fine and three years’ post-release supervision on six counts related to a kickback conspiracy. He is scheduled to report to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2012
Tags: court, executive search, federal government, home, homeowner, house, housing authority, kickback, low income, mortgage, prison, prisons, real estate, residence, resident, sentence, trial
LELAND — A committee looking for a new leader for the South Delta Regional Housing Authority has narrowed the field of 95 applicants down to five. It plans to present the top three candidates to the board in coming months. SDRHA board attorney Kelly Hardwick tells the Delta Democrat Times there is no timetable to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: bench, bribe, conspiracy, court, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kickback, law, legal, medical, medicine, sentence
TUPELO — A federal judge has sentenced Tupelo businessman Ray Shoemaker to 55 months in federal prison, a $10,000 fine and three years’ post-release supervision on six counts related to a kickback conspiracy. The crimes centered on Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, of which Shoemaker was the administrator. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Shoemaker [...] [...]
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